Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Future Soccer Star in the Making

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
567A
Date Released
18 Apr 1940
Date submitted
12 Apr 1940
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Invention Keeps Baby Quiet. DESCRIPTION: A new sleep inducing invention for babies which also strengthens the leg muscles. SHOTLIST: Shots of the device. It is like a cart wheel with no rim - just spokes. The child lies beneath it in a cot which can be rotated. he swings himself round by pushing with his feet against the spokes. This leaves mother free to knit.
Keywords
Children; Curiosities; Domestic life; Inventions and discoveries
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
38765
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
34
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Future Soccer Star in the Making', British Movietone News Issue No. 567A, 18 Apr 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10783 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)